Sellwood Plate Coin

341, Lot: 275. Estimate $75. Sold for $80. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

KINGS of PARTHIA. Phraates IV. Circa 38-2 BC. AR Drachm (18mm, 3.70 g, 12h). Laodikeia mint. Diademed bust left, with royal wart on forehead; to right, eagle flying left, holding wreath in beak / Archer (Arsakes I) seated right on throne, holding bow; monogram below bow. Sellwood 52.16 (this coin illustrated); Sunrise 393; Shore 283. VF, lightly toned, some minor marks, traces of deposits.

From the David Sellwood Collection.